Or at least if they show human faults, that there's a way to overcome them by the end, hehe. The Fraggles weren't always perfect in themselves. That's what made the show good, the characters were complex and learned from their mistakes. Today they're afraid to show such things too much in kids programs.

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I'm not saying NOT to show mistakes or whatever, but the faults I am talking about involve the cynical attitude of the modern world. If the peace-loving Fraggles were exposed to all that...darkness...what could happen?

The thing is..this thing is apparently a relaunch of a classic name but with something new attached, not a full-blown reproduction of the original series or even a remake lampooning the original series.

hey everyone! help the electric company get funding from american express! check this out:

Dear Sesame Friend,
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Did you know that more than half of the children in the United States can't read at grade level?
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To address this national crisis, Sesame Workshop is relaunching The Electric Company -- a multimedia literacy initiative that will reach 4 million children each week -- and it is quick, easy and FREE for you to help.
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American Express is offering $1.5 million to support a project based on feedback from the online community.
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There are two ways you can help let American Express know that our project Bridging the Literacy Gap for Millions of Kids is important.
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Anyway, I hope this passes through. After all, PBS nowadays has to rely heavily on corporate sponsership. And I don't see why they wouldn't want to crudely hammer a commercial that vaguely seems to support the project. After all, all these sponsers use their sponsership as A) a tax writeoff and B) free publicity to boot (re-read part A for why it's free)

Hi all,
I got the same e-mail from Sesame Workshop. It's not the first time they've asked people to sponsor an initiative through American Express's program. I'm sure that any increase in funding is welcome and could increase production values somewhat. Also, we all know that funding isn't easy to secure these days and they likely have barely enough.

I just remembered that they were considering an increase from 26 to 39 episodes. This might make the difference.

hey everyone! help the electric company get funding from american express! check this out:

Dear Sesame Friend,
​

Did you know that more than half of the children in the United States can't read at grade level?
​

To address this national crisis, Sesame Workshop is relaunching The Electric Company -- a multimedia literacy initiative that will reach 4 million children each week -- and it is quick, easy and FREE for you to help.
​

American Express is offering $1.5 million to support a project based on feedback from the online community.
​

There are two ways you can help let American Express know that our project Bridging the Literacy Gap for Millions of Kids is important.
​